The 'Hangover's' Zach Galifianakis Celebrates 55th Birthday Today

Actors:

Julie Andrews is 89 (“Mary Poppins,” “The Sound of Music”)

Stephen Collins is 77 (“Brewster’s Millions,” “Revolution”) (FAST FACT: In his spectacular fall from grace, Collins admitted to molesting underage girls in December 2014 – he’s been off the map ever since.)

Sarah Drew is 44 (“Everwood,” “Grey’s Anatomy”)

Zach Galifianakis is 55 (“The Hangover” trilogy, “Masterminds”) (FAST FACT: He started doing stand up comedy in a Laundromat)

Brie Larson is 35 (“21 Jump Street,” “Captain Marvel”)

Esai Morales is 62 (“La Bamba,” “Ozark”)

Randy Quaid is 74 (““National Lampoon’s “Vacation” series, “Independence Day”) (FAST FACTS! After a series of legal troubles, he’s out of jail, but appears to be totally out of his mind, thanks to the bizarre and sometimes pornographic videos he’s posted online)

Sherri Saum is 50 (“Rescue Me,” “The Fosters”) (FAST FACT: She was discovered as a model in high school and got her start at a model search convention in Ohio

Jurnee Smollett is 38 (“Eve’s Bayou,” “True Blood”)

The late Tom Bosley (1927-2010)…he would have been 97 (“Happy Days,” “Father Dowling Mysteries”)

The late Richard Harris (1930-2002)…he would have been 94 (“Gladiator,” “Unforgiven,” He was also the original Dumbledore in “Harry Potter,”) (FAST FACT: He initially refused the role of Albus Dumbledore and eventually relented due to pressure put on him by his 10-year-old granddaughter)

The late Walter Matthau (1920-2000) (“The Odd Couple,” “Grumpy Old Men”)

The late George Peppard (1928-1994)…he would have been 96 (“Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “The A-Team”)

The late James Whitmore (1921-2009) (“The Shawshank Redemption,” “Planet of the Apes”) 

Musicians:

Emblem3’s Drew Chadwick is 32

Myles Parrish of Kalin and Myles is 32

Shalamar’s Howard Hewett is 69 

Plus:

WWE wrestler Curtis Axel is 45 (who made his professional debut for World League Wrestling in 2007 and is known for wrestling with The Nexus in WWE)

Baseball player Rod Carew is 79 (Hall of Fame member for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels) (FAST FACT: he was born on a train and named after the doctor who delivered him)

Former MLB player-turned-bench coach for the San Diego Padres, Mark McGwire is 61 (All success and records aside, McGwire was a central figure in baseball's steroids scandal. In 2010, McGwire publicly admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during a large portion of his career. As a result, with his first ten years of eligibility passing, McGwire has not been elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame)

Former President Jimmy Carter is 100 (The 39th president of the United States who became the first president to receive a Nobel Peace Prize after leaving office)

Composer Andre Rieu is 75 (violinist and conductor who founded the Johann Strauss Orchestra)

The late activist Mary Anna Custis Lee (1807-1873) (She advocated emancipation of slaves and taught her female slaves to read and write)

The late outlaw Bonnie Parker (1910 – 1934) (American robber to the duo “Bonnie & Clyde” who traveled the central US with their gang during the Great Depression)

(Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)


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